No, it's more than that: it's an excuse for us to get together in the comments and rail against the passing of the headphone jack. I'm serious: the actual article in this case is the stone in a pot of stone soup.

You're right. But it is generating some interesting discussion here on HN with people sharing what 3.5mm headphone jack equipped phones they've been using.

And whats wrong with that?

An argument could be made that it is not in the spirit of HN.

It is an advertisement. The content was crafted to generate fees. Its objectivity is questionable.